These lifestyle magazine pages include notes and articles about healthy living and the natural world.

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Saffron adopted through ABC's Adopt-an-Herb Program

The American Botanical Council has announced the adoption of saffron (Crocus sativus) through its Adopt-an-Herb program. These are notes about saffron and its traditional medicinal uses that the new sponsor is helping ABC continue to make available online in its HerbMedPro dat...

07 Apr '20 | Herbal Medicine | USA

How to get along when staying at home

Advice to stay at home has caused millions of people to change their daily routines in recent weeks. There are many articles about how to deal with boredom, frustration, worry and the social requirements of getting along with others in a confined area. Here are some brief sugg...

31 Mar '20 | Mental Health | At Home

Featured product of the day:

Earth: Definitive Visual Guide #Ad

by Dorling Kinderlsey (Pub.)

This encyclopedia style book presents information clearly and memorably with high quality illustrations. For the general reader it is an attention-grabbing coffee table book. For student of any age it is much more - arousing interest, not just conveying facts, it features some of the most unusual geographical features on earth.

This week features books about geology.

Nature Notes for wildlife lovers

Native to Europe, fallow deer have been widely introduced including to North America, Australia and parts of Africa.

Only bucks aged from 3 years have antlers. Except during the rutting season (late October in Northern Hemisphere, April in Southern Hemisphere) fallow deer form large herds. Bucks do not participte in rearing fawns.

Read about the natural crystal corundum

including the precious stones sapphire (blue corundum) and ruby (red corundum)

If it's your birthday today ...

... you were probably* born under the sign of Virgo, often referred to and depicted as the maiden, or represented symbolically.

Crystals and gemstones associated with this sign include amethyst, snowflake obsidian and watermelon tourmaline.

Virgos tend to be highly analytical, health conscious and perfectionist. Many pursue careers involving serving others such as in health, teaching, social care, industrial relations or environmental work.

Angel Thought for 19th September:

Archangel Raziel is said to assist with personal issues such as self-awareness, self-understanding and self-knowledge.

An 'Angel Thought' appears here every day.

See also the pages about Angels and Archangels.
There are many names of archangels, some being due to spelling variations.


Today's Study Tip:

Pay attention to learning the diagrams, equations and lists that describe topics within your courses.

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Health Benefits of Drinking Water

Water is necessary for life so no-one can be surprised that drinking enough clean water is good good for health.

Even so, some people might not be aware of the many benefits of drinking water.
For example, drinking enough water can help to reduce some headaches, it can aid concentration (great for work and study), it is important for digestion of foods and the elimination of undigestible materials from the body. There are many benefits for physical and sporting activities, metabolism ...

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More from the News Section:

Hand sanitiser plant to be built in 10 days to make 1 million bottles / month - 25 Mar '20

COVID-19 Mental health and social impact study - 23 Mar '20

Kale is in season in February - 7 Feb '20

Food Aid for Rohingya refugees in Cox's Bazaar, Bangladesh - 1 Feb '20

Improving the relationship between use of social media and body image - 9 Jan '20

Aromatherapy assoc. NAHA supports lavender via ABC's adopt-an-herb - 22 Dec '19

Portland area nonprofit groups form social health network - 16 Aug '19

Canadian initiatives against Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder - 26 Jul '19

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